Sam Altman: Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy

Study Notes

Samuel Altman was born in 1985 and raised in St. Louis, Missouri.
He attended John Burroughs School for high school and studied computer science at Stanford University until dropping out in 2005.
In 2005, Altman co-founded and became CEO of Loopt, a location-based social networking mobile application.
After raising more than $30M in venture capital, Loopt was shut down in 2012 after failing to get traction.
In February 2014, Altman was named president of Y Combinator by its cofounder Paul Graham.
His first batch of investments included Loopt.
In September 2016, Altman announced that he would become president of YC Group, which included Y Combinator and other units.
In October 2015, Altman announced YC Continuity, a $700 million growth-stage equity fund that invests in YC companies.
In March 2019, YC announced Altman's transitioning into a Chairman position to focus more on OpenAI.
In 2020, he is co-founder and CEO of Worldcoin, a new digital currency.
Altman is the co-founder and CEO of Y Combinator, a startup accelerator.
He has also been a part of several other startups, including OpenAI, which is a nonprofit research company.
He is also a philanthropist and has donated to various causes.
He is currently running for office as the governor of California.

Altman is the co-founder and CEO of Y Combinator, a startup accelerator.
He has also been a part of several other startups, including OpenAI, which is a nonprofit research company.
He is also a philanthropist and has donated to various causes.
He is currently running for office as the governor of California.